Fire Safety Project Officer

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Location: Bedford (Hybrid)

Salary: £43,500 including car allowance

Type: Permanent, Full time (37 hours per week)

We are looking for a Fire Safety Project Officer to assist bpha's competent person in relation to fire safety under the relevant legislation and support the lead office on fire safety. You will work closely with and support the Building Safety Manager, Fire Safety Project Manager and Fire Safety Officers in their roles to ensure that bpha meets its legal obligations as a minimum requirement across all buildings. You will actively engage with all internal and external stakeholders to promote and raise fire safety awareness and through continuous improvements increase the safety of our customers, buildings and communities through Fire Safety Projects.

What you will be doing:

• Ensuring that Fire Safety projects and work programmes are well planned, and performance targets are known before the start of each project to enable measurement of contractor performance.
• Ensure all Fire Safety projects are undertaken to accord with bpha's cost, time, quality expectations and seek to ensure performance which consistently meets bpha's requirements.
• Make recommendations on the fire safety protective and preventative measures required.
• Provide fire safety advice and guidance to managers, employees, contractors and partner agencies in accordance with current fire legislation and service policy.
• Promote fire safety amongst residents and propose measures to minimise risks and improve fire safety within bpha stock.
• Develop and deliver fire safety training to employees on relevant fire safety legislation and best practice.
• Work closely with the Building Safety Manager, Fire Safety Project Manager and deputies when required across all Buildings.

We'd love to meet someone with:

• Demonstrated extensive experience of operating independently in a legislative fire safety enforcement or fire risk assessment environment, including experience of carrying out or auditing fire risk assessments in both complex and simple housing properties.
• A comprehensive understanding of the legislation, codes of practice and guidance applicable to fire safety in housing.
• Experience of managing contracts.
• An understanding of health and safety in Construction.
• Fire Risk Assessment Qualification.

Amongst what we offer you is:

• A competitive salary.
• 28 days holiday PLUS Bank Holidays (Rising with services to 33 days plus bank holidays).
• A generous contributory pension scheme.
• Private health care.
• Free life assurance.
• Enhanced family leave.
• Access to an extensive suite of wellbeing services and tools including a digital gym.
• Opportunities for learning and development.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Retail discount scheme.

Please note the successful candidate will need to complete a basic DBS application.

Closing date: 30th May 2025. We reserve the right to close this recruitment if it is deemed that we have received a suitable number of applications. On this basis, we would advise that applications are submitted as soon as possible.